as in slug
a lazy person
a tropical resort that is perfect for live wires and lotus-eaters alike
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Recent Examples of lotus-eater
The temptation to loll like a lotus-eater on the sands is profound.
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Tony Perrottet, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
Tony Perrottet, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
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The reflective foil discourages unwanted insects and pests like slugs from approaching and harming the plants, but actually helps to attract butterflies.Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2024
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Caissie could provide some left-handed slug, but the Cubs already have five outfielders fighting for playing time.Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
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Thrun also created the now-defunct aviation company Kittyhawk, and currently manages Schmidt’s secretive military drone startup, Project Eagle, which Forbes first revealed last year.Sarah Emerson, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Previously unobserved graves, field systems, and other structures were also illuminated thanks to the drone.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025
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What Happens Now The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is currently conducting a review of the snail's status to see whether the species needs special protection.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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There was the man with 100 live snakes down his pants, another with 300 tarantulas strapped to his body, the 90 giant African snails discovered in Detroit and the endangered red panda found in Bangkok alongside 86 other animals.CNN, The Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2024
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After all, there is a reason why people uninterested in physical activity are often dubbed couch potatoes.Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 3 Sep. 2024
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Some people in the audience are weekend warriors, others are couch potatoes, and others are hardened survivalists.Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 30 Aug. 2024
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This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2024
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Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 26 July 2024
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“Lotus-eater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lotus-eater. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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